The Ambiguity, Confusion, Contradiction, and License of Universal Church Practice
Catholic means universal. The Catholic church came out of an allegorical, neo-platonic interpretation of scripture, convenient to amillennialism. The Reformers protested a chunk of Catholicism, not all of it. Among some other doctrines, they kept catholicism itself. They kept a state church mentality too. Protestants almost exclusively believe that the true church is a universal, […]
Is It That You’re Really Missing Something? Forms of Second Blessing Theology, pt. 4
The last comment under the last post in this series read: It was interesting – a friend and I were discussing how to live a victorious Christian life, and it reminded me of viewing this blog post earlier today. I’m a little confused though; are there not practical steps to living a victorious Christian life? […]
Bible Truths for Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA), part 8; SDA rejection of the succession of true (Baptist) churches, SDA Allegorization of Biblical Prophecy, and a Conclusion to the Whole Matter
Note: This composition has been moved to the FaithSaves website. The text from “14.) The true church …” to the end was originally in the text of this post. Read the complete composition by clicking here. For more resources on Seventh-Day Adventism, click here.
Is It That You’re Really Missing Something? Forms of Second Blessing Theology, pt. 3
When you compare a historical, biblical view of sanctification with forms of second blessing theology, what are the differences? People usually want to know the practical results of whatever belief one takes, and that’s understandable, but it is also often a trap, because the first difference is that one is biblical, that is, it obeys […]
Please Stop
“Please Stop” is going to be a periodic series of posts in which I talk about things that I wish would stop. I’ll get back to my series about second blessing theology later. My family and I are on vacation. “Please Stop” could apply to a lot of different areas, but I’m mainly going to […]
Bible Truths for Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA), part 7: SDA rejection of the Lord’s Day for Saturday Sabbath Worship and its Teaching that Worship on the 1st Day is the Mark of the Beast
Note: This composition has been moved to the FaithSaves website. The text from “13.) The true church … fire and brimstone” was originally in the text of this post. Read the complete composition by clicking here. For more resources on Seventh-Day Adventism, click here.
Is It That You’re Really Missing Something? Forms of Second Blessing Theology, pt. 2
At the moment of one’s conversion, simultaneous with his justification, someone receives in that instance everything he needs to live the Christian life. Every genuine believer is a have. There are no have-nots. Nothing more is necessary than what he already possesses from that moment on. In order. 1 Corinthians 1:4-7: 4 I thank my […]
Is It That You’re Really Missing Something? Forms of Second Blessing Theology
When I was in college, because of what I heard in chapels, special meetings, and other assemblies, it occurred to me that I might be missing something that I needed to be a success in the Christian life. Sure I was saved. That was by grace through faith. But being saved was not enough to […]
Bible Truths for Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA), part 6; SDA denial of eternal torment in the lake of fire for the heresy of “soul sleep” or annihilationism
Note: This composition has been moved to the FaithSaves website. The text from “12.) The true church … “Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God?” (Rom 9:20) was originally in the text of this post. Read the complete composition by clicking here. For more resources on Seventh-Day Adventism, click here.
Who Can Say Who’s Wrong?
A confluence of one nationally renowned event and then a personal one got me thinking about the question: “who can say who’s wrong?” Rather than attempt to describe the former, here’s the first paragraph of a breathtaking Los Angeles Times article on it: Brendan Eich’s 10-day reign as CEO of Mozilla, developer of the popular Firefox […]
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